25-26 Premier League ranking forecast: Liverpool s probability of defending the title is 28.5%, Arsenal runner-up, Manchester United unexpectedly!

The new Premier League season is about to begin, and bold predictions about the 2025-26 season have emerged one after another.

Although last season's performance can provide some reference for the trend of the new season, the charm of the Premier League lies in its uncertainty. There are three new teams in the new season who hope to create surprises, and there are also a group of high-profile new players who are very concerned about making their mark. It is almost impossible to predict the final standings.

But Supercomputers tried to do this, predicting the final ranking of the 20 Premier League teams. For some teams, this brings hope and encouragement; for others, it may be all about heartbreak and loss.

First of all, who will win the Premier League Championship trophy in the 2025-26 season?

Supercomputers are optimistic that Liverpool will successfully defend their title and achieve a consecutive championship. They have a 28.5% chance of defeating other competitors and winning another championship. Slott and his star-studded team will surely work hard to prove that the trust of the supercomputer is worth it.

This means that Arsenal will finish second for the fourth straight season, and they are certainly eager to prove that the supercomputer's prediction is wrong. Under the leadership of Mikel Arteta, the Gunners failed to compete for the domestic championship many times. Now they are striving to take the last step and realize their dream of winning. They have a 24.3% chance of ending the championship drought.

Manchester City are eager to return to their peak after a poor performance last season, but their outlook for the 2025-26 season is not clear given last season's sluggish performance. Manchester City and Chelsea both showed strong momentum at the end of last season, with the two teams expected to occupy the remaining two places in the top four in the standings - but the probability of Manchester City winning the championship (18.8%) is much higher than the new Club World Cup champion Chelsea (8.4%).

Aston Villa and Newcastle United will launch a rush to Champions League qualification, which beat the West Midlands team in the last round of last season and successfully qualified for the Champions League. Teams such as Crystal Palace, Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford are expected to compete for the UEFA Cup and Europa League.

Supercomputers predict Nottingham Forest will suffer a decline in their record. They struggled at the end of last season and their preseason performance was not satisfactory. Although they finished seventh last season, they are expected to fall to the middle and lower reaches this season, ranking 11th. Fulham, West Ham and Wolves are also expected to fall, while Everton is ranked 13th — the same as last season’s ranking. The 2024-25 season is undoubtedly a painful year for Manchester United, and Supercomputers do not expect their fate to change much. Despite predicting their Premier League rankings will improve compared to last season, they are still ranked 12th in the middle and lower levels of the standings. Such a ranking is likely to result in the dismissal of Ruben Amorin and further lead the Red Devils to mediocrity.

Tottenham Hotspur's ranking is also expected to improve from last season's shocking No. 17, but the UEFA Champions last season has somewhat alleviated the frustration of domestic events. Thomas Frank is expected to rank well below his old club Brentford in his first season at Tottenham, with Tottenham being predicted to be ranked 14th. Unfortunately, for the three newly promoted teams of Leeds United, Burnley and Sunderland, Supercomputers predict that they will be relegated to the Championship immediately after the season is over. If the prediction comes true, it will be the third consecutive season that all three newly promoted teams are relegated, and the gap between the Championship and the Premier League seems to be widening.

The following is 2025-26 Final Premier League ranking forecast for season Premier League:

Ranking

Club

1} Liverpool

2}

Arsenal

3

Manchester City

4

Chelsea

5

Aston Villa

6

Newcastle United

7

Crystal Palace

8

Brighton

9

Boenmouth

10

Brentford

11

Nottingham Forest

12

Manchester United

13

Everton

14

Tottenham Hotspur

15

Fulham

16

Wolves

18

Burnley

19

Leeds United

20

Sunderland